Total births
49
Girls' name · since 1997
Kijah
49 babies named Kijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 49
- total births
- 1997–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Kijah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Kijah recorded 49 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2010.
- 49 total births
- 1997–2010 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
49 girls have been named Kijah since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.
- 49
- total births
- 1997–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Kijah was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
11 babies were named Kijah in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Kijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kijah's full recorded timeline at 2002, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kijah at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Kijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2010
- Peak year (2003)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kijah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kijah's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 33 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kijah? ▼
Since 1997, Social Security records show 49 babies named Kijah. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 11 births.
When was Kijah most popular? ▼
Kijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Kijah been used? ▼
Records for Kijah go back to 1997, giving 14 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Kijah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kijana, Kijuana, Kija, Kijafa. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kijah's data
- Kijah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kijah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kijah: Baby Name Since 1997 - 49 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kijah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kijah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.